Description: Presentation of the project Dumaidan 2017. The project’s aim is to determine the reasons for misunderstandings between people from different ethnic groups and different cultural backgrounds in Ukraine and to look for the ways to resolve them. In February and March 2017, the creation of the Tent of Understanding started: project participants in different Ukrainian cities sewed it together from colorful patches during masterclasses, discussions of the topic of understanding in our society and ways to improve the situation. After the presentation of the project, there will be an auction to sell the Tent of Understanding and special lots – breakfasts-conversations with famous Ukrainians, intellectuals, philosophers and human rights advocates: Yevhen Bystrytskyi, Yosyf Zisels, Oleksandr Pavlichenko. The money made from the sale of the Tent will be awarded to the Ukrainian human rights film with the best examination of the topic of equality.

Co-organisers and partners: the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, the National Ukrainian Union of Non-Government Organisation ‘Romen Congress of Ukraine, the International Renaissance Foundation, the ‘Chirikli Roma Women’s Foundation’ international charity foundation, the Congress of National Communities of Ukraine, the Assembly of Nationalities of Ukraine, the Council of National Communities of Ukraine, the NGO Centre of Rights, the ‘International Union’ international non-government organisation.